RED SKY TO GREY

LAST NIGHT'S SUNSET....it was foggy all day, no glimmer of sun; yet Mother Nature managed to produce this wonderful sky........incredible.

Having strained the Sloe Gin yesterday Manda and I had a tasting session. Wow , blow your head off stuff!!! Not quite as syrupy as previous years...probably due to the fact that the sloes had not been frosted when we picked them but not a bad taste at all. We didn't think it fair that Mick was missing out so when he roused for dinner I gave him a sip. You should of seen his face..his lips and eyes screwed up...I think that pure alcohol was a bit of a shock to his taste buds!

It's such a shame but our little fibre optic twinkling tree has broken. I thought at first it may just be the bulb but took it apart and the motors not working either. We have had plenty of use from it so I can't complain...it's just that it was in Mick's line of sight and I know he watched it a lot. I've put a few Christmas lights over it to try and compensate and changed my screen saver from garden photos to an animated Christmas scene so that he can watch that too.

When I got Mick dressed this morning I noticed that the crease in his right arm (the elbow area) had become very sore. Things like this seem to happen overnight and I have to be so vigilant. I've put a good smear of Aloe Vera gel and a dressing on it. I really hope it's not giving him too much pain.

Manda and Chris popped in a little while ago; they are off to town and wanted to see if I needed anything. Oh how I envy them; how I would LOVE to

• go out into the freezing cold
• slip over on the icy pavements
• stand up on an overcrowded bus
• jostle with all the "bah humbugers" to get into the shops
• queue for half an hour at the check outs
• get back to the bus stop only to remember something I'd forgotten to buy
• end up walking home because now I've missed the bus

may have to rethink "how I would LOVE to"..........

THIS MORNING'S FREEZING FOG

Well must get on...so much to do...........(truth is I'm a bit hooked on today's game on The Christmas Quiz...........and may have just ONE more go...)